million in federal funding for 11 research and demonstration projects under FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program. All three will engage in work to develop various fuel cell components; test US-made buses under real-world conditions powered by fuel cells; and conduct educational outreach. Fleets Fuel Cells Hydrogen MORE >>

new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. kg per liter of diesel fuel. Europe Fuel Efficiency Policy MORE >>

Fuel and vehicle propulsion strategy. Alternative fuels have the potential gradually to replace fossil energy sources and make transport sustainable by 2050, according to a report presented to the European Commission last week by the stakeholder expert group on future transport fuels. —Future Transport Fuels. MORE >>

Ranges of automotive fuel cell system costs at mass manufactured volume using technology from three UK companies supported by the Carbon Trust. Independent analysis commissioned by the Carbon Trust predicts current polymer fuel cell technology will cost $49/kW in automotive applications when manufactured at mass scale (i.e. Resources. MORE >>

GM is exploring the use of an ultracapacitor-based Active Energy Recovery Buffer (AERB) scheme as a low-cost means to improve fuel economy in conventional vehicles; results of a simulation study presented at SAE 2011 World Congress showed improvement of up to 1.3% Emissions Fuel Efficiency—Gopalakrishnan et al. Resources. MORE >>